Propaganda in Animal Farm (Chapters 5 and 6)

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Part of Orwell's use of propaganda in Animal Farm reflects the Bolshevik's use of propaganda during the Russian Revolution. Take a few minutes to examine the image on this webpage; it shows a piece of visual propaganda developed by the Bolsheviks. You can click on the image to open a larger version of the propaganda. While you analyze the image, consider the following questions:

• What message do you think the piece is depicting?
• Who are the different characters?
• How does the propaganda make you feel?

In your journal, compose three to four sentences responding to these questions. If you need assistance on writing a journal entry, please visit the Developmental Module for more information.

Once you have completed your journal entry, please save it with a file name of mod4_propaganda and submit it to the journal dropbox.